DOE Joint Genome Institute

DOE JGI in Walnut Creek, California, provides state-of-the-science capabilities for genome sequencing and analysis. With more than 1100 worldwide collaborators on active projects, JGI is the preeminent facility for sequencing plants, microbes, and microbial communities that are foundational to energy and environmental research.

Archive Document

Welcome to the Third Contractor-Grantee Workshop sponsored by the Department of Energy
(DOE) Human Genome Program. This meeting, designed to foster interaction among
investigators and facilitate project coordination, offers DOE-supported genome researchers,
program managers, and invited guests the opportunity to become familiar with current research,
assess progress, and initiate collaborations.

The DOE Human Genome Program has grown tremendously, as shown by the marked increase in
the number of genome-funded projects since the last such workshop, held in 1991. The 115
abstracts and 208 attendees of 1991 have grown to almost 200 abstracts and 400 attendees in
1993. Numerous collaborations resulting from the previous workshop have already borne fruit,
and we expect that this meeting will prove equally successful.

The abstracts in this book describe the genome research of DOE-funded grantees and contractors
and invited guests, and all projects are represented at the workshop by posters. The 3-day meeting
includes plenary sessions in the Eldorado Hotel's Anasazi Ballroom on ethical, legal, and social
issues pertaining to the availability of genetic data; sequencing techniques; informatics support;
and chromosome and eDNA mapping and sequencing. All poster exhibits in the Hilton Mesa
Ballroom will be open in the evenings throughout the meeting to maximize their availability to all
attendees. New material resources and software are also on exhibit in a separate area of the
Hilton.

With its multidisciplinary capacities, DOE is uniquely positioned to exploit the exciting
opportunities presented by the Human Genome Project and ultimately to provide some measure
of understanding of the genomic effects of radiation and chemicals. Serving as research sites for a
multitude of interdisciplinary mapping and sequencing efforts are the three DOE human genome
centers at Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos national laboratories, as well
as other DOE-supported laboratories and more than 40 different universities and research
organizations. The Office of Health and Environmental Research appreciates the hard work and
commitment of all contributors who, by their efforts, are advancing genome research toward the
goals established over 2 years ago.

David A Smith, Director
Health Effects and Life Sciences Research Division

Human Genome Project 1990–2003

The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international 13-year effort, 1990 to 2003. Primary goals were to discover the complete set of human genes and make them accessible for further biological study, and determine the complete sequence of DNA bases in the human genome. See Timeline for more HGP history.

Published from 1989 until 2002, this newsletter facilitated HGP communication, helped prevent duplication of research effort, and informed persons interested in genome research.

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